Kensuke Tanaka
| Kensuke Tanaka | |
|---|---|
Tanaka with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in 2012 | |
| Second baseman / Left fielder | |
| Born: May 20, 1981 Fukuoka, Japan | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| NPB: 2000, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | |
| MLB: July 9, 2013, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| NPB: 2019, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | |
| MLB: July 28, 2013, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .282 |
| Home runs | 46 |
| Runs batted in | 462 |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .267 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 2 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Kensuke Tanaka (田中 賢介, born May 20, 1981) is a Japanese former professional baseball second baseman and left fielder. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants.